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Influence of Pomegranate Butterfly, <i>Virachola livia</i> (Klug) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Infestation on Chemical Composition of Pomegranate Fruits

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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The pomegranate butterfly, Virachola livia (Klug), is one of the most important pests in Egypt affects the quantity and quality of fruits. At the end of the season, 20 healthy fruits and 20 infested fruits were collected from Manfaloty, Higazy and Araby cultivars to determine the effect of infestation on some chemical compositions of pomegranate fruits (juice and peels). Results showed that the infestation of pomegranate butterfly reduced the percentage of total soluble solids (14.73, 13.93 and 13.90%), TSS/acidity ratio (12.42, 11.71 and 8.49%), total sugars (12.92, 12.48 and 12.34%) and total reducing sugars (11.32, 11.03 and 10.33%) and caused a significant increase of total titratable acidity (1.19,1.39 and 1.54) in the infested fruits compared to the healthy fruits TSS (16.43, 16.33 and 14.37%), TSS/acidity ratio (14.41, 14.24 and 10.97%), TS (14.88, 14.62 and 13.42%) and TRS (14.13, 13.23 and 11.19%) and TTA (1.13, 1.26 and 1.35) of Mnafaloty, Higazy and Araby cultivars, respectively. In addition, the infestation of this pest also affects the chemical composition of pomegranate peels which reduced the percentage of moisture (72.96, 65.53 and 61.78%), protein (4.52, 4.07 and 3.62%), Potassium (12.70, 10.72 and 10.01 g/kg) and caused a significant increase in total carbohydrates (28.89, 27.27 and 12.93%), Calcium (3.26, 3.70 and 3.95 g/kg) and pH values (3.87, 3.90 and 4.19) in the infested fruits compared to the healthy fruits moisture (74.53, 67.08 and 62.76%), protein (4.93, 4.28 and 4.91%), potassium (15.92, 13.16 and 12.21g/kg), total carbohydrates (22.37, 25.51 and 12.21%), Calcium (2.59, 2.54 and 3.21g/kg) and pH values (4.09, 3.99 and 4.46). These results show that the pomegranate butterfly infestation affects the chemical composition of fruits and decreased the economic importance of pomegranate. Therefore, an integrated control program must be developed for this pest to improve the quality and quantity of pomegranate fruits and to reduce its damage to the crop.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2022.126793.1111

Keywords

pomegranate, Virachola livia, Chemical composition, cultivars

Authors

First Name

Aly

Last Name

Abd-Ella

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Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut, Egypt

Email

aly.abdella@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0002-9612-5523

First Name

Hazem

Last Name

Abu Omira

MiddleName

Thabet

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alazhar University, Assiut Branch, Egypt

Email

hazemomira@gmail.com

City

Assiut

Orcid

-

First Name

Gaber

Last Name

Abou-Elhagag

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut, Egypt

Email

gaberabo@hotmail.com

City

Assiut

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-

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Abd El-Hamid

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alazhar University, Assiut Branch, Egypt

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mahmoudali.49@azhar.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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-

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Abdel-Wahab

Affiliation

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526 Assiut, Egypt

Email

ibrahimegy2@yahoo.com

City

Assiut

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-

Volume

53

Article Issue

2

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35032

Issue Date

2022-06-01

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2022-03-12

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2022-06-01

Page Start

39

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51

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1110-0486

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2356-9840

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Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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Influence of Pomegranate Butterfly, <i>Virachola livia</i> (Klug) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Infestation on Chemical Composition of Pomegranate Fruits

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22 Jan 2023